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	<h1>Using the help system</h1>
	
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	Browse topics in the <b>Contents</b> frame <span class="icon">(<img
	class="icon" src="contents_view.svg" alt="Contents icon">)</span> on
	the left. Click on a topic to have it displayed. Use the <b>Back</b> and
	<b>Forward</b> buttons to navigate within the history of viewed topics.
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	<h2>Searching</h2>
	
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	To quickly locate topics on a particular subject in the documentation, enter a
	query in the <b>Search</b> field.  Use the <b>Search</b> frame <span
	class="icon">(<img class="icon" src="search_results_view.svg" alt="Search icon">)</span>
	to display the Search view.  You can narrow the
	<b>scope</b> of your search by selecting only the sections you are interested in.
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	<h2>Synchronizing</h2>
	
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	Clicking the
	<b>Show in Table of Contents</b> button <span class="icon">(<img class="icon"
	src="e_synch_toc_nav.svg" alt="Show in Table of Contents icon">)</span> will
	select that topic in the navigation tree. The 
	<b>Link with Contents</b> button <span class="icon">(<img class="icon"
	src="e_auto_synch_toc.svg" alt="Link with Contents icon">)</span> keeps 
	the navigation tree synchronized to the current topic.
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	<h2>Capabilities</h2>
	
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	To show documentation about capabilities that are disabled in the application,
	select the <b>Show All Topics</b> button <span class="icon">(<img class="icon"
	src="e_show_all.svg" alt="Refresh / Show Current Topic icon">)
	</span>. This affects the table of contents and search results.
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	<h2>Keyword Index</h2>
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	To show an alphabetically sorted index of keywords select the <b>Index Frame</b> 
	<span class="icon">(<img class="icon" src="e_index_view.svg" alt="Index icon">)</span>. 
	Not all products contain an index. 
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